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REVIEW / YORUM: THE BALM STAINIAC CHEEK & LIP TINT

Hello everyone! My urge to write about summery, light beauty products continues. Today I’ll be talking about The Balm’s Stainiac Cheek & Lip Tint. I have the colour “Prom Queen” which is supposed to be a “sheer rosy pink” according to The Balm itself but is actually a “sheer reddy red”. Seriously though, there’s nothing pink about it. There’s also a berry pink one that’s called “Beauty Queen” and a soft peach one that’s called “Homecoming Queen”. Now I can’t imagine what “Beauty Queen” would look like if “Prom Queen” is already looking quite red. I wanted to get this colour since I already had Benefit’s Benetint but this turned out to be a dupe for that one. They both basically do the same thing; they’re both cheek anf lip tints, are identical in colour and stay well on both cheeks and lips. The only difference is the formula; Benetint has a liquid, watery formula whereas Stainiac has gel-like formula to it which I like better. I mean I do like Benetint but honestly this one is much easier to use. When you try to apply Benetint you need to be really REALLY quick. Since they’re both stains you do need to move fast with this one too but don’t need to panic as much. When you put it on it doesn’t start running down your cheeks or you don’t need to worry about it dripping all over your clothes. I just love love love it! It’s not too drying either, when you first apply it does feel dry but you don’t need to use a balm or anything as it gets much softer in a few minutes. It gives a healthy look to the face with a hint of redness, rosy cheeks and my-lips-but-better lips. It’s also a much affordable alternative to Benetint. And can we just take a moment to appreciate the packaging? Benetint comes in a bulky bottle that I’m always convinced that it’ll spill and make a mess in my makeup bag each time I travel or even just when I want to keep it in my bag for touch-ups. It also has a brush applicator that I’m not a big fan of. Stainiac, however comes in a more secure packaging with a doe-foot applicator which is much easier to use and to travel with. I’ll take Stainiac over Benetint anytime! If you want something lightweigth on your cheeks and lips and don’t want to deal with brushes this one will be your summer love. (I’d love to compare them both in photos but I’m away for the weekend so I’ll put some comparison photos as soon as I go back 😉 )